The Berlin airlift begins.
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AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
10 February 1967 – maiden flight of Dornier Do 31
On 10th February 1967, the prototype of West German vertical take-off and landing (VTOL), jet-powered transport aircraft, performed its first flight. In the 1960s and 1970s, development of vertical or short take-off and landing, jet-powered […]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Westland Super Lynx Mk 88A
Westland Super Lynx Mk 88A (c/n 422, ´83+02´ of Marineflieger / the German Naval Aviation) performing a flying display during second spotter day at NATO Tiger Meet 2024, Schleswig/Jagel, June 2024. The Super Lynx Mk […]
MILITARY AVIATION
60 years of ´Bavarian Tigers´
On 5 May 2021, Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 74 (the 74th Tactical Air Force Wing), commonly known as the “Bavarian Tigers”, celebrated its 60th anniversary. Formerly known as Jagdgeschwader 74 (the 74th Fighter Wing), the unit was […]